Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134641621
Author: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 16P
An antibody has been isolated that binds to F-actin but not to G-actin. What structural feature (s) of F-actin do you suppose the antibody binds (i.e., how is the antibody able to distinguish between these two forms of actin)?
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Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections (2nd Edition)
Ch. 7 - Prob. 1PCh. 7 - Certain antibodies have been shown to bind only to...Ch. 7 - Antibodies raised against a macromolecular antigen...Ch. 7 - Prob. 4PCh. 7 - Prob. 5PCh. 7 - Prob. 6PCh. 7 - Prob. 7PCh. 7 - Prob. 8PCh. 7 - Prob. 9PCh. 7 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 7 - Prob. 11PCh. 7 - Prob. 12PCh. 7 - Prob. 13PCh. 7 - Suppose your biking partner claims that...Ch. 7 - Prob. 15PCh. 7 - An antibody has been isolated that binds to...Ch. 7 - A typical relaxed sarcomere is about 2.3 m in...Ch. 7 - Each gram of mammalian skeletal muscle consumes...Ch. 7 - A few hours after the death of an animal, the...
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